A Little Bit Wild (Knight Security Book 2) by Shaw Hart

Author:Shaw Hart [Hart, Shaw]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-11T16:00:00+00:00

SIX

Aria

“You look beautiful,” Kye tells me as he smiles at me across the table.

He’s told me how pretty I look tonight at least three times since he picked me up, and each time, my stomach flips and my whole body starts to feel too warm.

I like his compliments and his attention.

“Thanks. I’ve never been here before,” I say, looking around the restaurant.

We’re at a little Italian restaurant a few blocks from the coast. It’s charming with its ivy-covered walls and flickering candles on each table.

“I found it a few weeks ago. Gates and I came here and then realized that it was more of a date spot than a casual friend dinner,” he says, and I smile, but inside I’m wondering at his words.

Is this a date? I dressed up like it was, though I’ve never actually been on a date before. Still, I dressed up more than I normally would. Kye has been acting like it is too. Between his nice dress shirt and him picking me up.

Do I ask him?

“The ravioli,” the waiter says, interrupting my internal freakout as he sets our dishes in front of us. “Is there anything else that I can get for you?”

“No, we’re good,” Kye says.

I’m practically drooling as I stare at the plate of ravioli in front of me. Kye ordered some penne dish that looks delicious too. We both dig in, and I moan as the flavors of tomato, basil, and garlic hit my tastebuds.

“So good,” I say, and he nods, popping a piece of pasta into his mouth.

We eat in silence for a moment, both of us enjoying our food.

“Is Italian your favorite food, then?” I ask him.

“I don’t know that I have a favorite. I just like food,” he jokes, and I grin.

“Same. What did you usually eat on deployments?”

“It depended on where we were. They have a cafeteria on the bases, and sometimes that food wasn’t that bad. If we were stationed somewhere that wasn’t a war zone for a few days, then we would try to head off base to try out the food.”

“Did that happen often?” I ask him.

“No. Usually, just when you were en route to another base. We’d go to UAE or Germany and be there for a day or two before we left again.”

“It’s cool that you’ve seen so many places.”

“Do you like traveling?”

“Maybe? I haven’t been to that many places outside of the United States. Even then, when I was traveling, it was always for work.

“And that’s not really a vacation since you only see conference rooms,” he finishes for me, and I nod.

“Exactly. I remember being so envious of all these people flying all over the world for meetings. I thought it must be so cool to go to New York or London. Then I became that person and realized that by the time you land, you’re tired and hungry. You might see a few restaurants, but you’re in meetings all day, and by the time you get out, it’s usually late.

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